Screenings will be followed by discussions with directors present

 

Death and the Maiden (Israel/Germany; 30 min; 2014) Dir: Yael Lotem

Shortly after WWII, over 1000 paintings were found in a Cellar in southern France… 

 

I Have Only One Language; It is Not Mine (India; 30 min; 2014) Dir: Mithu Sen

Originally an installation, explores the process the limitations of language and the possibility of dialogue outside it

 

11:45 – 13:30

The Last Adieu (India; 90 min; 2013) Dir: Shabnam Sukhdev

The personal quest of a filmmaker’s daughter to unravel the past and make a connection with her father, S. Sukhdev

 

14:30 – 16:00

Raah (India;19 min; 2014) Dir: Radhika Fatania

The director explores her own indecisiveness about her life and career

 

Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

 

Pava (India; 10 min; 2014) Dir: Vaishnavi Sundararajan

A young, budding sportsperson, her barber, and their casual chit-chat 

 

Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

 

Fragments of Peace (Experimental; UK;16 min; 2014) Dir: Lin Li

Using interviews the film considers the questions of what constitutes peace and whether peace is attainable

 

Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

 

16:30 – 18:20

Chhatrabhang (Imageography Cine Art Film Poem; India; 84 min; 1975) Dir: Nina Sugati S R Shivdasani Rovshen

An unusual poetic docu-drama with a socio-eco-political analysis of hierarchy and caste relations in rural India

 

Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

 

18:30 – 20:30 

Maine Dilli Nahin Dekha (Bangladesh/India; 19 min; 2014) Dir: Humaira Bilkis

The filmmaker discovers the soul of the city not in its museums, mausoleums and architecture but in her relationship with its people

 

Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

 

Self Portrait: Building the Bridge at 47km (China; 76 min; 2014) Dir: Zhang Mengqi

Through the act of making the film, she tries to build a bridge between the older generation and the children